Goan Sausage

Goan sausage known in Goa as chouriço is made from a mixture of pork, vinegar and spices - a combination which is extremely hot, spicy, and flavorful. Goa is a state in western India which was a Portuguese colony prior to 1961.

Meats

Metric

US

Pork, lean

700 g

1.54 lb

Pork back fat or hard fat trimmings

300 g

0.66 lb

Ingredients per 1000g (1 kg) of meat

Salt

30 g

6 tsp

Cure #1

2.5 g

1/2 tsp

Pepper

2.0 g

1 tsp

Red chilies, ground

2.0 g

1 tsp

Cumin

2.0 g

1 tsp

Turmeric

1.0 g

1/2 tsp

Cinnamon

1.0 g

1/2 tsp

Cloves, ground

0.5 g

1/4 tsp

Ginger

0.5 g

1/4 tsp

Garlic

7.0 g

2 cloves

Vinegar

90 ml

3 oz fl

Instructions

Grind pork through 3/8” (10 mm) plate.

Grind fat through 3/8” (10 mm) plate.

30 minutes before use mix culture with 1 tablespoon of de-chlorinated water.